L'ltaliana in Algeri
In Rossini's sparkling and exotic opera, Isabella evades the advances of the Bey of Algiers and plans the escape of her lover, Lindoro. Presented by John Shea.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor James Levine
Act 1

7.50 Twenty Minutes: Letter from the New World: Duelling Nationalities
American/English poet and novelist James Lasdun reports on the business of becoming a citizen of the United States.

8.10 Opera Snaps
With Richard Langham Smith. Is Rossini's opera a humorous portrait of a randy Sultan or does it suggest wider issues about the conflict of Christian and Muslim culture?

8.15 Act 2